Sophia Thomalla in Australia
As a lucky charm for Alexander Zverev in the stands
© imago images/Hasenkopf
Alexander Zverev is currently fighting at the Australian Open. Sophia Thomalla provides support from the stands.
Alexander Zverev (26) has reached the second round of the Australian Open. In Melbourne, the Olympic tennis champion from Hamburg prevailed against Dominik Koepfer (29) in the German duel on Tuesday (January 16th) after a fight that lasted more than three hours. Was that also due to his lucky charm, who was cheering from the stands?
Sophia Thomalla cheers on her friend
Girlfriend Sophia Thomalla (34) traveled Down Under to support her. At Zverev’s first game of the Grand Slam tournament, Thomalla sat in the players’ box at the Margaret Court Arena and braved Australia’s summer temperatures in a short black mini dress.
The couple has been in Australia since the Christmas holidays. While Zverev trains on the tennis court, Thomalla travels around the country and shares Always snapshots on Instagram.
Thomalla and Zverev have been a couple since 2021, and the presenter regularly travels to the tennis star’s tournaments.
In 2023, Zverev failed in round two
The Australian Open started on January 14th and the final will take place on January 28th. In round two, world number six Zverev will face Slovakian Lukas Klein on Thursday (January 18th). At the Australian Open in January 2023, Zverev failed in this round.